git file watcher is keeping lock on files for a long time

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Details

I'm not able to delete a repository folder minutes after the last git operation was run, as the git process keeps running in the background and won't stop.

How can I have git stop after, say, 30 secs. of non-operation?

Setup

• Which version of Git for Windows are you using? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit?

$ git --version --build-options

git version 2.46.0.windows.1
cpu: x86_64
built from commit: 2e6a859ffc0471f60f79c1256f766042b0d5d17d
sizeof-long: 4
sizeof-size_t: 8
shell-path: D:/git-sdk-64-build-installers/usr/bin/sh
feature: fsmonitor--daemon
libcurl: 8.9.0
OpenSSL: OpenSSL 3.2.2 4 Jun 2024
zlib: 1.3.1

• Which version of Windows are you running? Vista, 7, 8, 10? Is it 32-bit or 64-bit?

$ cmd.exe /c ver

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.4894]

• What options did you set as part of the installation? Or did you choose the defaults?

# One of the following:
> type "C:\Program Files\Git\etc\install-options.txt"
> type "C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\etc\install-options.txt"
> type "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\etc\install-options.txt"
> type "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\etc\install-options.txt"
$ cat /etc/install-options.txt

Editor Option: VisualStudioCode
Custom Editor Path: 
Default Branch Option: main
Path Option: Cmd
SSH Option: ExternalOpenSSH
Tortoise Option: false
CURL Option: WinSSL
CRLF Option: CRLFCommitAsIs
Bash Terminal Option: ConHost
Git Pull Behavior Option: Merge
Use Credential Manager: Enabled
Performance Tweaks FSCache: Enabled
Enable Symlinks: Disabled
Enable Pseudo Console Support: Disabled
Enable FSMonitor: Disabled

[dscho]

I'm not able to delete a repository folder minutes after the last git operation was run, as the git process keeps running in the background and won't stop.

Please make this a thorough report. Which git operation is still running? What is the command-line of the running git process?